Does Modern Day Life Mirror 16th Century Art?
For Immediate Release – New York, New York – Chaucer Press Books, an imprint of Richard Altschuler and Associates, announces the 2007 publication date of Painting Life; The Art of Pieter Bruegel, The Elder. The book will be released in March of 2007. This is the second book by author Robert L. Bonn. In Painting Life, Bonn shows how the “something more” contained in Bruegel’s paintings conveys profound insights not only into the 16th century society in which Bruegel lived, but also into our 21st century life and times. Bonn explains that in looking at our social life through 36 of Bruegel’s paintings, we can see ourselves as we work, play, rejoice in life, engage in conflict with one another, and experience the folly of our humanity. Painting Life is beautifully illustrated with color plates of Bruegel’s art, providing the reader both a visual and an emotional experience. The book is organized around the cities where Bruegel’s paintings hang including Madrid, Vienna, Antwerp, Brussels,
